The Washington critic., 1887-09-17
IifrnIcT or CoIuHniA,

II" was y pniloeinan, stationed St the east
door Of the rutunhy 10 the Capitol, peur MAJOR |
H. V. french, the Comni4Sloner Of publtc |
Buildings, on The day ~ the inauguration of |
President Lincoln in March, l'G1. soon after
lie President passed ont OF that door to tho
platform where the inaugural cerem I1es
were 10 he held, "a stranger totcibiy hrnNn
through tie line fUrmed by the police to Keep
f the crowd and enlegyorcd o. gam
III" door where wa. stationed, AMI
through which the Judges OF the SUI
pfeme Court aud tile President hal ! Ist
whp seemed to be greatly excited, ami atiera
severe struggle succreted, With the assist
trce Of ullrrs, IN forcing him back After
ihc pssass inHton ~ the President niiiant wa.
he and OinCrs recognized u9 the man whom
l'ou;enpnt we.tfall had prevented from got
ting to the platform on Inauguration day.
sulacrihed and sworn 10 before me this 18th
JANA A. TAFT
lrArl Notary Public.
DISTRICT or C0trInrA, 10.
NAsi'N'ToS COUNTY.
Charles e.. Clcary of Washington city, being
duly sworn, says that he TaS a police ltn,
employed nt the Capitol, IN March 1868; that
he was present and on duty IN the rotunda
On the day uf tho second inauguration OF
lrosiGont lircoln, and was near the east door
when be saw J.. 81 Lies Booth break through
the line Of policemen and make for tho east
booth, and, after a severe struggle. he was
/ reed back into The crowd. Afiiant had soon
nooth often, and states positively that
tie stranger who broke through the
line ON that occasion vas no Other
person Ahiant thought nothing OF
II at the time, but Afterwards, when ths Pres
idcnt was as.essinRted ahiant remembered IL;
and when Booths picture vas shown to Ma.
iOr French he recognized 1t and 20 did other
policemen who wcro present; and sfiant hls
NO lusi'ancy in expressing the belief that
Lieutenant Wtstfalls prompt action on that
urn.nufpl IA
take the lifo Of President Lincoln.
CHARLES q. CLgARY.
Sworn and subscribed before me this ed
IsEALi JonS T. c. CLARK, J.p.
DIsTHCT or COLuABIA, ..
WAenISar0N CouNry. 49,
Otis y. Buxton Of the State of New York,
late Doorkeeper Of the House of Representa-
Assistant nCorbeeper Of tho House Of Repre-
sentatives In 1868, and was IN the Capitol dur
Ing the second Inauguration of President Lin
coin. about the time the procession moved to
the east door of the Capitol ahlant was walk.
ing from the Senate chamber To the rOtunda
with a friend, when j. Wilkes Booth passed
Saq f Sd f5sas d' ssa f in Knew 4s fS%R SdSh
siSEe i "%a and of OF Of it, T, mere and eiis. "S
wh;re. Atlantis friend, speaking of Booth:
be in bury, Atisnt retGartei, that Is
hnow him, hut said he had seen his father
Ilay; afhaut passed through tho rntunda to
The House of Representatives and heart
shortly afterwards that man had attempted
tOicgrh the platform 10 'front.' OF this cast dDOr
ly lICuking through tho ranks OF tho police.
men, hut mad been prevented by ths prompt
'''' '' o : Bu1roS.
svorn TO and subscribed to before me this
jams A, TArr
t.EAIl Notary Public.
IIsrnCT oP COLUMBIA, GO.
COUNTY or WLsnlECrCS. ''
Robert Strong. a citizen OF said County aud
District being duly sworn SAYS that hO Nas a
policeman at the Capitol on thoday Of the sec.
end iugu.uratiUn OF PrG,iisut Lincoln, ana
was stationed at tho east door Of the rotunil
with commissioner II q. French at the time
the Ptesi1en, accompanied by tho judges and
others, pissed out TO the platform where the
ceremonies Of Inauguration were about To be-
gin, when man IN u very determined aud eS.
cited manner broke through tho line Of police.
men, which had teen formed to keep the
crowd out Lieutenant Westtal Immediately
- iZeu the stranger and considerable sculit
ersurd, The stranger seemed determined to
set TO the platform where tho President aa
his PARTY were, but Lieutenant Westfall cullci
iorassistUncc, The Commissioner closed 'ha
door, or had 1t closed, and the iutrudcr
was finally thrust from the passage leading tp
tie latiurm which was reserved for the Pres
ideni'r party. After III" President wa4 HssaSSl-
mated the singular conduct OF this stranger On
that day was frequently talked Of by the pj'
lCcmen who observed II, Lieut. Westill pro-
Iured u Photograph OF the assassin Booth soon
after the death Of the President and shOHei
II 10 Commissioner French In my presence aud
In tie presence OF several other policemen
ana asked hiui II he had ever met that man
Tie Commissions eXuLined II a'telt.yciY
ard sale: Yes, | would know that tact
among ten thousand. That H. the man You
bad u sCuille with un inauguration uay. Vni'
Il tic game mar" Aihaut alsO recognized tho
Photograph. lieulci ant Westfull then said.
N j
Major French eNClsimUd! My God, WHAT
i,nil!iAk We ran that ,day"
Sworn to and subscribod before m1 tuis 9Jth
JAIEs A. TArr,
lsTALl Notary Public.
DISTRICT or Coru-nA, ly,.
WASHINGTON County. ''
William j, Heishaw being duly sworn says
That hH was on duty as a policeman IN tnd
iOtundg OF the capitol on the day of the
second Inauguration OF President Lincoln;
that lie was stationed about the middle VI tbs
lnV Of policemen which was formed from the
north Ia the east door; lh't he sIw STRANGER
break through tie line IN u very .delermlnel
and excited manner and start flr. the east
door through which the judges Of thj su-
IruI1e Court ana the President had just
Iassed, Lieutenant Westuui ordered the u.tI
| back, but ue rClped 10 20 wncn he was
sttZsu 10y Nrstla'l ami n H3NCIe struggle ca
,uCd, The east door WAS clusr1; assl5tauce
came to Nrarn.li and iuB s'ransHt VA,
forced back into th' crow L. rne cot
! duct Of tbs lnnn wa much tliFei o,
| and utter the President WIS ussinu'el pnu.
| tupTgIh ui H'uit wt~ shown lu Major FrsuHh
| aud lU and ana uih.r ~ u.tuLulayt II ~ tlo
| lctur- Of 'lC man Who br,hc through TIE
line on ilH GuF uf ih- Inauguration; Hui 40
| YVES believed ny us H'l tEuJ BIutp attempted
| To- reach thu platform to u>sa-s'uHte ttr Pros.
| iCun, when he was u'ovuu el uy L,tu.tu Ant
Ncue!.s Vigilance ON 'tnt oe'4si1'.
81 d. j. AJlsl-S
sworn toul ,ul soribei before me tal5 .J,h
JAHIs A TAT,
lsrALI no,My r.h,,c,
lIum these sworn stslements IL viii he
fo,u that Booh's pmu Ups oua OF pae-
romGal aud,uuy, au rrru4icI was thr
Homicide that he duprm'o,d tI take ur
H,Gidert'r life az the r,d,!U ssr,llcu oi
BIZ uNr;iu' nothing u1a be mHre cH.uin
thtulli,, lHw tie murder ~ Nr Lincoln
90 thGt iul'iu Ot,t-iuu, iu tle presence of
u yUtt CHDguulsu ut ntWtuE nluzeua would
lUHu is,u MeBuug avenged. rNt m-
iuU.td iulu.Urv would ulHH tun tU.
tstN.tiu iu pieces, Agd isl5 tle uV.pnruH
mgu uuuhlIus, knew.
lE guHarthr ptNuEH.
From TIE hour NJ Mr. LlGcpIu'- ARRIVAL In
Nashllutuu, On the 2iI uf February, 1854,
until tie night Of Npll II, 1865, ho WAS Ia
constant danger, On The one htnd he was
urCultutd 10y hand OF cunspirttors N tliy
lieut. on sei2iuE his person .ud rprillug hlu
away through the Confederate lines, on th-
other, prnwing miscrcaut5 watched Tor an
opportunity to take hi- life; aud there l. M
Goubt Ihbt be would have been nsslsstnatoi
long before tue collapse OF the Culf5lerAcy